China Unicom iPhone service plans posted. The cheap student plan (not available for iPhone) and enterprise plans are not included in this published chart. There are several plans that will come with a free (0 yuan) iPhone. The trade-off being a higher monthly plan cost.
English translation
| Package monthly fee (unit: yuan) | 126 | 156 | 186 | 226 | 286 | 386 | 586 | 886 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 3G S | |||||||||
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16GB Product Package 6999 yuan |
Phone models | 3999 | 3799 | 3499 | 3199 | 2699 | 1799 | 99 | 0 |
| Pre-deposits | 3000 | 3200 | 3500 | 3800 | 4300 | 5200 | 6900 | 6999 | |
| Sub-month return of the amount | 125 | 133 | 146 | 158 | 179 | 217 | 288 | 292 | |
|
32GB Product Package 7999 yuan |
Phone models | 4999 | 4699 | 4399 | 4099 | 3599 | 2699 | 999 | 0 |
| Pre-deposits | 3000 | 3300 | 3600 | 3900 | 4400 | 5300 | 7000 | 7999 | |
| Sub-month return of the amount | 125 | 138 | 150 | 163 | 183 | 221 | 292 | 333 | |
| iPhone 3G | |||||||||
|
8GB Product Package 5999 yuan |
Phone models | 3099 | 2899 | 2599 | 2299 | 1799 | 899 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre-deposits | 2900 | 3100 | 3400 | 3700 | 4200 | 5100 | 5999 | 5999 | |
| Sub-month return of the amount | 121 | 129 | 142 | 154 | 175 | 213 | 250 | 250 | |
| Domestic voice call minutes | 320 | 420 | 510 | 700 | 900 | 1250 | 1950 | 3000 | |
| Domestic traffic | 450MB | 570MB | 720MB | 850MB | 1.1GB | 1.6GB | 2.5GB | 4GB | |
| The number of domestic-point SMS | 120 | 150 | 180 | 220 | 280 | 380 | 580 | 880 | |
| The number of domestic-point creed MMS | 15 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 65 | 95 | |
| Answer Free Range | National | ||||||||
| The excess of domestic voice calls | 0.15 yuan / min | ||||||||
| Excess of domestic data traffic | 0.0003 yuan / KB | ||||||||
| Other | The implementation of the standard tariff | ||||||||
thanks for posting this.
i wonder if it will be possible to use an unlocked carrier-free iPhone from HK and just get on one of the Unicom iPhone plans mentioned.
seems to me that Unicom would want as many of the current iPhones in use in China to switch over to their network.
@niji
I’m sure China Unicom would be more than happy to have you on their network with or without the “official” China Unicom iPhone. There are also some 1.5 million iPhones now in China (appx 1 million are WCDMA 3G ready) and Unicom will pitch those who are using China Mobile’s EDGE 2G network – “move up to 3G.”
I suspect the iPhones built specially for China Unicom will come preloaded with many “for China” apps and may integrate seamlessly with their “Wo” portal. It will be interesting to see how the package of 3G services will function on official iPhones verses grey-market? Looks like Unicom will offer mobile TV and special NFC-embedded SIM-cards (“wave-to-pay”) for public transportation. Another advantage of the “official” Unicom iPhone is the ability to install updates w/o worry of bricking + the Unicom iPhone will come with a warranty.
The WAPI/WiFi status of the official Unicom iPhone is still subject to debate. Sounds like the first model iPhone (A1324) will launch w/o WiFi … but the second model (A1325) may have the WAPI/WiFi combo. Stay tuned.
Here are a number new photos of the Unicom iPhone next to a grey-market iPhone. Unicom version is on the left. http://life.dayoo.com/life/200910/03/73698_10949211_4.htm